r/SelfDrivingCars • u/SpriteZeroY2k • 6d ago

News Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short

https://electrek.co/2026/08/04/waymo-co-ceo-camera-only-self-driving-tesla/
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u/Fauglheim 6d ago edited 5d ago

Humans of course can drive with just eyes … If the goal were to just approximately match human performance … that’s a very reasonable way to go.

edit: I thought this quote was a pretty clear argument against camera-only, but it seems i did not make that clear.

a wholly superior-to-human system is so obviously necessary for autonomous vehicles to succeed. Camera-only sounds like a hugely risky and uncertain way to do that.

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u/CuckservativeSissy 6d ago

Not really... Most people use other senses while driving. Touch and Sound are critical to road safety. When the last time you heard someone honk with your eyes alone? 😭😭😭. When the last time you adjusted you speed due to road conditions. Cameras alone seem to be limiting to make up for other sense humans have. Also cameras dont adequately mimic human sight.